..91) and for cancers of the stomach (O/E = 1.76) and bladder (O/E = 1.52) among women. Additional investigations of cancers after CLL are needed to explore the role of immunologic impairment and/or other etiologic influences...

..Ably++ was also significantly associated with male gender (2.8; 1.0, 7.8). Multivariate analysis of Ably level indicates that men with a high proviral load, high anti-HTLV-I titer and low anti-Tax reactivity have the highest Ably level...

..2 for both). CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm that HPV-16 infection precedes the development of cervical cancer. Predictability of HPV-16 seropositivity for risk of other female cancers warrants further investigation...

A polymorphism in the human UGRP1 gene promoter that regulates transcription is associated with an increased risk of asthma

..For this reason, public health interventions aimed at counseling and educating high-risk individuals and populations are of vital importance. In the Americas this is especially important in the areas of high prevalence...

Natural history of viral markers in children infected with human T lymphotropic virus type I in Jamaica

..We conducted a longitudinal analysis of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) viral markers in 28 Jamaican mothers and their children, who were monitored for a median of 6.2 years after the birth of the children...

Polymorphisms in cytokine genes and risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among Jamaican children

..2-17.6], and OR, 3.5 [95% CI, 1.4-9.0], respectively). Our findings are the first, to our knowledge, to suggest that host variation in both proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory genes could influence susceptibility to HTLV-I infection...

Second cancer incidence and cause-specific mortality among 3104 patients with hairy cell leukemia: a population-based study

..Results of examination of HTLV-I viral markers in the 28 HTLV-I-infected children provided virologic support for the epidemiologic associations of HTLV-I with seborrheic dermatitis and severe anemia in childhood...